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Don’t eat the poison from Saban and Swinney, last night’s rankings mattered

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and Alabama head coach Nick Saban have both publically said the College Football Playoff Rankings that were released Tuesday night mean nothing or “they just don’t matter” as Swinney likes to say.

But they are both wrong. They do matter and here is why.

For Alabama, who has been No. 1 all season long and has been told it is the best thing since slice bread, suddenly it drops to No. 2. Now, at least for this week, the Crimson Tide is no longer the top dog. That belongs to Georgia, who is No.